Nellie Fox vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Nellie Fox and Lance Niekro are closely matched on the surface stats. Nellie Fox posted a career OPS of .712 against Lance Niekro's .709. On the surface stats, Nellie Fox and Lance Niekro are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Nellie Fox and Lance Niekro

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9232
535.24
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151.72
66.77
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3524
204.31
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.41
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2034
117.92
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312.35
76.09
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
719
41.69
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.39
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.78
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
10.15
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.41
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
9.04
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.72
48.72
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Lance Niekro

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.26
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.01
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.98
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
3.79
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12696
7.88
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12487
7.75
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.422
5.422
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.9
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0